‘Hello Subra sir where is the market headed’ Me: I do not know. Inv Aspirant: Come on sir, you have been so long in the markets you will surely know. Me: to know where the market (I am assuming you mean Sensex, which is a derivative of the top 30 stocks in the Indian stock […]

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an old article being reposted. Look at both these stories from a personal finance point of view…I believe Naushad wanted his family to go through a lot of trouble, but not confirmed…read on…. There are two news items in today’s Times of India – both related to personal finance. One is about Naushad (who knew […]

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  I have spent half a century on the planet so have a lot of friends, classmates, cousins, friends who have spent similar amounts of time on planet earth. I have a lot of friends who are runners, and cyclists too. A few days ago one young friend was cribbing about the price of petrol. […]

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With real estate in a boom over the past few years, one thought that crosses peoples mind is to use ‘Home Equity’ as a Retirement Plan. Good idea? Feels so. At least at this juncture, however like all assets it has its ups and downs. Let us look at what I mean. What is Home […]

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what is the Indian Institute of Ponytail Management worried about? it is worried about people knowing that it is NOT recognised. Is it really a problem? No. As long as parents BUY seats such institutes will survive. Sorry make it thrive. One Armstrong (translate to Hindi) runs an institute in a prime suburb of Mumbai…but […]

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I am normally a right wing guy….and an out and out capitalist. So if somebody came to me and said ‘should i write the PO exam’ I would scoff at them… Not any more…For those of you who saw the PO Job announced by SBI – 1500 jobs – you will know why. Details: Age […]

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